Letter: Thankful for a good sense of humor

It's the time of year again when many turkeys in our country will begin the major transition from the bloody chopping block to our dinner plates.

Being a vegetarian can really make a person feel like a rare minority, but I guess I'm used to it by now. Mostly, I do not advertise this fact about myself to stanch meat eaters. However, when I do, some of the reactions I receive from people are quite interesting. Here's just one example. First there is an awkward, uncomfortable silence and then they say, "Oh, you're a vegetarian? So, it means you just eat turkey, right?"

Sometimes I give a more detailed answer to this response. "No, I don't even eat turkey. I don't eat anything that swims, crawls or flies - anything which has a face."

Yet in my own way I do enjoy my non-turkey Thanksgiving because I truly have a great deal to be thankful for. I'm especially thankful I don't live near a slaughterhouse. Also, I'm thankful I've retained my sense of humor, even through all of life's turbulence.

Some folks think it's odd I don't eat meat, but I secretly think it's odd (amazing is also a good word) that some people living on our planet actually exist without even a tiny sense of humor.

But at the end of the day I think what we put into our mouths is not nearly as important as what we put into our hearts.

Mary Lewis

Sheboygan

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Letter: Thankful for a good sense of humor

It's the time of year again when many turkeys in our country will begin the major transition from the bloody chopping block to our dinner plates.

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